Wes Hoolahan is targeting a trip to the 2018 World Cup finals in Russia after having his appetite whetted by the Republic of Ireland's Euro 2016 adventure.
Martin O'Neill's men made it to the last 16 in France and gave the hosts a run for their money before bowing out of the competition and 34-year-old Hoolahan, one of the stars of that campaign, is hungry for more.
He and his team-mates cemented an encouraging start to their qualification bid when they took their Group D points tally to seven from a possible nine with a 3-1 victory in Moldova, hours after rivals Wales could only draw at... read more

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